to repeat; to be frequent
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
postwar period; period after Second World War
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to bring; to take; to bring about
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
something; some kind of; for some reason
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
such ... as; or some such
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself